Trying to Think Small

I've openly admitted my penchant for LARGE beads... both the ones I make and the ones I (used to) buy. But I recently tried my hand at making a tiny "focal." I feel the need to put that in quotes because to me, if it doesn't fit nicely in the palm of my hand... it ain't a focal!

But that doesn't leave a lot of room for folks who work on a different scale. Every artist I've known has a scale they are comfortable with and as a beadmaker who would love to have many customers - I know it's a matter I need to address. So, I made a tiny little glass focal bead. Whoo Hoo!

This baby measures Measures: 14mm hole to hole x 17mm which is minuscule in my world!